"the sun shone through a rift in the clouds"
"they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
1.(关系的)严重不和，裂痕，争议
Arift between people or countries is a serious quarrel or disagreement that stops them having a good relationship.
e.g. The interview reflected a growingrift between the President and the government...
这段采访反映了总统和政府之间的裂痕越来越大。
e.g. He has warned that the serious rifts within the country could lead to civil war...
他已经发出了警告，国家内部严重的不和可能会引发内战。
2.(尤指地面的)裂缝，裂口
Arift is a split that appears in something solid, especially in the ground.
1. rift在线翻译
1. 裂谷：三、在肯尼亚西部地区,肯尼亚旅游局建议以下区域不适合参观,游人须多加小心:尼安萨(Nyanza)省,西部(Western)省以及裂谷(rift)省的西部地区,包括通往Narok北部至Bomet, Sotik和Njorod以及Kericho,Molo,Londiani,
2. 断裂：A: 岛屿与大陆是由大陆板块的分离所形成的.这项分离作用导致火山与断裂(rift)的形成,接著并喷出熔化的岩石以及物质,这些岩石与物质在冷却之后便形成了岛屿.这些岛屿集结在一起便形成了大陆.欧洲红外太空观测站(ISO)最近的一些发现支持了这种新观点.
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3. 裂口,裂缝：rifler 波纹锉,牙轮钻头 |rift 裂口,裂缝 | rig 装备,试验台
术士花了许多年寻找扩大这个微小裂口的神秘方法。
Functionally a warp gate is similar to a gateway in that both devices open a spatial rift.偏位门的运作方式和传送门一样都是通过用一个设备打开空间裂口。
Just then, the wind blew a rift in the grey clouds, and in silver moonlight they reached the north end of the street.这时，风把灰云吹裂开一块，露出月光，二人已来到街的北头。
The rift within the party deepened.党内的分歧加深了。
Efforts to heal the rift between the two countries have failed.弥合两国间分歧的各种努力都已失败。
The interview reflected a growing rift between the President and the government...这段采访反映了总统和政府之间的裂痕越来越大。
He has warned that the serious rifts within the country could lead to civil war...他已经发出了警告，国家内部严重的不和可能会引发内战。
We will heal the rift and make the world whole again.我们将填平裂缝,再次创造一个统一的世界.
This weekend at a summit in Paris France's president, Nicolas Sarkozy , wants to heal the rift.本周在巴黎举行的峰会上,法国总统尼古拉斯. 萨库瑞 欲设法修复裂痕.
The temperature rift is a problem of easy occurring in large volume concreting.大体积混凝土施工的一个特点是容易产生温度裂缝.
There a rift between them.他们之间一度有过裂痕.
Major oil reserves in rift basins in eastern China are correlated with high quality source rocks.我国裂谷盆地生油层中常有火山岩发育.
He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.他急于弥合这两个人之间的裂痕.
Lake Baikal is the earth's crust or water deep rift formed.贝加尔湖是由地壳的深裂谷或积水而形成的.
The Great rift of the Summer Milky Way splits the constellation.夏季银河系的巨大裂缝将它们分开了.
The rift between them has not yet been completely healed.他们之间的裂痕还没有完全消除.
This issue is also rift with blackmail possibilities.该问题也存在敲诈的可能性.
The sun appeared through a rift in the clouds.太阳从云层间隙中冒出来.
The rift valley is at least several decametres deep.这条裂谷至少有几十米深.
My father and I didn't discuss our rift directly.我和父亲没有直接讨论我们的隔阂.
Chagan Depression is a rift subsidence basin, which has developed cretaceous hydrocarbon.查干凹陷为一白垩纪断陷湖盆, 发育白垩纪含油气系统.
The rift Generator is the most effective superweapon to use in direct combat.空间裂缝发生器是战斗中直接使用的最有效的超武.
The sun was setting when he emerged from a shortcut rift.当他从一个裂隙捷径中钻出来时,太阳已经开始下山了.
Mom begins the work, rift sole, winkle thrum, the movement is in that way skilled.妈妈开始工作, 割开鞋底, 挑出线头, 动作是那样的熟练.
The rift within the party deepened.党内的分歧加深了。
The interview reflected a growing rift between the President and the government.这段采访反映了总统和政府之间的裂痕越来越大。
I felt that might well mend the rift between them.我觉得那样做也许可以让他们冰释前嫌。
The rift within the organization reflects the growing bitterness of the dispute.组织内部严重失和反映出矛盾日趋升级。
They hope to heal the rift with their father.他们希望能够弥合和父亲之间的裂痕。
Today Sophie and her sister have healed the family rift and visit their family every weekend.如今索菲和她的姐姐已经和家人和好，每个周末都回家探望他们。
Though the rain had been stopping..there was still no rift in the clouds.
出自：G. HuntingtonThe ice..sometimes cracks open, forming a narrow rift.
出自：F. HoyleThey rift apart over millions of years.
出自：Scientific American
